Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-15
Local BreVities.
Court next Monday.

Court next Monday.
So far as we can learn the wheat croE
Of the county is turning out badly.
The Howard Rifles will assemble today
at O'Clock for dress parade and drill
1t is little more than two weeks now
before our soldier boys will 60 into camp
Quintoleo-The great Malaria, Fever
and Asue Remedy. Reliable, Safe and
Efficient. Price so cents per bottle. Fol
sale 10y all Druggists.
Miss Lottie Millar, a charming and
popular belle OF Nanjemoy, has been
spending this week with the family oil
Mr.. r. Cutler FERGUSON.
The board of county comm issioners do
not Meet gain until Tuesday, August 9th
when they will be prepared to pay of the
road hands for the month Of July.
The growing corn crop in our county
is said to sureass any in SoAthern Mary
land. Should the weather prove fsvora.
bile a large crop of this cereal will be
yarnered here.
Acting Major Chesley, of the 4th B 1t.
talon. has notified Capt. Wilmer II his
appointment AS commissary Of the Bat
taiion. u compliment which C,p'. Wilmer
will doubtless decline.
L Allison Winner, Esq. announces him
sell as q candidate for re election to the
position Of States Attorney for the coun-
ty in this issue. He does not state, how
ever, which party he desires to endorse
him.
The Annapolis correspondent of the
Baltimore papers on Wednesday state that
Gov Lloyd has appointed William Page
y registrar of voters for this county. 1t
fai's to state, however, whose place Mr..
Page is to gil.
To-day, the 18th instant, is St. Swithin's
day, when, according to an old legend
should it rain it will continue damp and
rainy for the forty days succeeding. The
clouds will no ,loubt be watched closely
10y the superstitions.
Mr.. Jas. w. Wills, whose illness in
Washington with typhoid fever We men,
toned last week, died in that city on
Thursday Of last week. His remains were
brought to the county on Friday evening
and inferred al s.. Thomas's on Saturday.
Msssrs. Chrispin and Dawkio.. OF B.l,i-
more, sold for Mr. Philip b. Swami last
week ten hogshesds OF tobacco at an
average price Of 81 cents round. This 10
the best we have heard OF Sd far, aud
speaks well for the frm who basdled toe
.obacco.
] Willie Jenkins. popular young gen
tleman of Pomonkey is spoken Of 10y his
frieods as = suitable candidate for the
sheriff,l,y on the Democratic ticket.
Willie has many strong friends in the
,eunty and would make . srong candi-
date and good officer.
The teachers who attended the meet
ing of the State AssociA ion at Old Poia,
last week have all returned home and
were delighted with their rip. One OF
them, n staid old bachelor. says the thins
he admired most was the pretty girls in
bathing suits. Fie on you, sir.
There 10 no closet without its skeleton;
so it was with the entertainment at Chapel
Point last week. The only drawback
was the TACT that large number, II not
the great m.j"rity, Of those who dised
and supped there on that day were made
seriously sick from some cause OF other.
An explsEation Is in order.
Our old friend. Mr.. Geo A. Hunt, has
been in the county fur the past week visit
ing his daughter. MR.. Sarah T.. Wood, In
Piccawaxen. We trust that the change
from the heat and noise Of the city To .
cool and quiet sejourn in the county may
he beneficial To Mr.. Hunt, who Is still an
invalid. His son Harry and his d.ugh,er.
Mrs P.dgett, are also with him.
We stated las, week tina, the Howard
Rifles proposed having . two days en-.
campment al Chapel Point during this
month. In this we were little premature
ss Capt Winner uill not take bis com
msnd In that place .gAin until u 10 run
under q more literal management than ~
present Our boys can without difficulty
fnd more congeni.l camping ground.
The committee Of county missioners
visited Brentlxnd on Monday and went
to that point. and after due deIlb~raiiou
they decided TO report unfavorably nu the
building Of the proposed road. The esti.
mated cost of the road was about $500
or $1,000. and the committee did not
think the pui,lic need called for such u
large outlay Of money.
At q business meeting Of the Howard
Rifles held on Tuesday last the following
gentlemen were elected honorary members:
G. p. Oliver, VIM ] Norris. C. II. Milton,
Geo w. Mcpherson and Z. C. Dutton.
The quota Of such henors 10 being rapidly
filed with paid up members. On the
same day all the ladies who assisted the
Rifles in their entertainment, and whose
names are given in another article. were
. ected comp imentsry h"norary members.
which means that they will enjoy all The
inmunisies such honor confers without
being required to pay the fee Of $40.